Sunday, September 21, 2025

We've Been Steppin' Out


Damian and I caught a screening of "Plainclothes," Carmen Emmi's romantic thriller starring Tom Blyth as an undercover cop charged with cleaning up a cruisy men's bathroom at a local mall in Syracuse back in the late '90s. Things get complicated when the closeted plainclothes detective feels a connection with a would-be mark, played by Russell Tovey. As is my standard practice, I won't say much beyond that the film is gripping and never goes where you think it will -- and real reminder to even those of us who lived through that era just how different things are for gay people now. 


Keep up with the release schedule HERE.


We also spent the day strolling through Damian's old college campus -- aka NYU -- before getting dinner at Veselka and then heading home to catch the end of Laver Cup.


The Empire State Building showing off 


On Saturday we celebrated our friends Chris and Brian's 100th birthday -- 55 for the former and 45 for the latter -- at a soiree held at Ascent Lounge in Columbus Circle, overlooking Central Park. As promised, drinking, dinner and dancing ensued -- along with hundreds of their loved ones. So happy to be a part of this great couple's big day! xo 





The birthday boys


On Friday I joined a new gym ...


And on Thursday, Damian and I met up with a colleague of mine for one of his salon gatherings at the Joyce House, just a stone's throw away from my Gray Lady ex. (He knows everyone!) All in all a great four days in a row. Now all I need is another weekend to recover, because Monday night we're headed out again for dinner with a couple Damian is friends with visiting from the U.K. 😜

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